Several local basketball teams picked up crucial wins, as the regular season nears its end.

Pleasant Valley's boys and girls teams nabbed victories over East Stroudsburg South, while the Palmerton boys and Northwestern girls each earned triumphs.BOYS BASKETBALLBrandywine-PalmertonPalmerton picked up a non-league victory over Brandywine Heights in convincing fashion, 61-43.Leading the Blue Bombers (9-10) in scoring were Mark Quinn with 14, while Spencer Hay and Mikey Stasko both notched 10 points.For Brandywine, Jake DeLong led all scorers with 20 points. Ben Flicker also reached double digits with 10 points.BRANDYWINE HEIGHTSTavares 0-0-0-0, B. Flicker 2-5-5-10, Jorge 2-0-0-4, Unis 0-0-0-0, DeLong 7-4-6-20, A. Flicker 1-0-0-3, Rothrock 0-0-0-0, Swire 1-0-0-2, Romig 0-0-0-0, Miller 1-2-2-4, Dalickas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-11-13-43.PALMERTONHay 5-0-2-10, Blose 0-0-0-0, Svetik 1-0-0-2, Yaindl 0-2-2-2, Weber 4-1-1-9, Papay 0-0-0-0, Suto 3-0-0-7, Quinn 4-6-6-14, Rodrigues 0-0-0-0, Andress 0-0-0-0, Buck 2-0-0-5, Stasko 4-2-4-10, Stahler 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-11-15-61.Brandywine Hts. 10 8 8 17 - 43Palmerton 14 16 13 18 - 61Three pointers: BH - DeLong 2, A. Flicker 1, B. Flicker 1; P - Suto 1, Buck 1.ES South-Pleasant Vy.Trailing 45-25 after three frames of play, Pleasant Valley exploded for 36 fourth-quarter points to battle back and defeat East Stroudsburg South on an Eric Marbury buzzer-beater, 61-59.Marbury scored 15 of his team-high 22 points in the fourth, while teammate Eric Mikulski scored 10 of his 13 in the same session to spark the comeback.Andre Jackson led all scorers, as he poured in 25 points, while teammate Wayne Davy followed with 23, as the tandem accounted for 48 of their team's 59 in the contest.ES SOUTHLopez 1-0-0-2, Eck 0-4-4-4, Jackson 8-6-15-25, Wilson 0-0-0-0, Toleno 0-0-0-0, Caldera 0-0-0-0, P. Stewart 1-0-0-2, Kross 0-0-0-0, V. Stewart 1-1-2-3, Davy 9-5-5-23. TOTALS: 19-16-27-59.PLEASANT VY.Mikulski 4-1-2-13, Nevarez 2-4-7-8, Marbury 8-5-8-22, Moore 2-1-2-5, Conklin 0-0-0-0, Wisser 1-0-1-3, Fludd 0-0-0-0, Sharpe 4-0-4-10. TOTALS: 21-11-24-61.ES South 14 15 16 14 - 59Pleasant Vy. 11 10 4 36 - 61Three pointers: ESS - Jackson 3; PV - Mikulski 4, Sharpe 2, Wisser 1, Marbury 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Dame GP-No. LehighNotre Dame outscored Northern Lehigh in each frame to pull out a Colonial League win, 58-20.Gabby Altmire led the Lady Crusaders with 14 points, while Savannah Lynch added 10.For the Lady Bulldogs, Jess Olewine scored 10 points.Notre Dame also won the JV contest, 36-15.NO. DAME GPGorman 1-0-0-2, K. Lynch 0-0-0-0, Romich 3-1-2-7, Watson 0-0-0-0, Cabone 3-0-0-6, Farley 1-0-0-2, Altmire 5-2-2-14, S. Lynch 4-0-0-10, Kelly 2-0-0-4, Murphy 2-1-3-5, Velasquez 2-1-2-5, Brandt 0-0-0-0, Ceraolo 0-1-2-1, Carlin 0-0-0-0, Galle 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 24-6-11-58.NO. LEHIGHCsanadi 0-0-0-0, Knerr 1-0-0-2, Kemery 0-0-0-0, Je. Olewine 2-5-6-10, Handwerk 0-0-0-0, Bevans 0-0-0-0, Gallimore 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Ji. Olewine 3-1-3-8. TOTALS: 6-6-9-20.No. Dame GP 19 13 16 10 - 58No. Lehigh 3 1 7 9 - 20Three pointers: ND - Altmire 2, S. Lynch 2; NL - Je. Olewine 1, Ji. Olewine 1.Wilson-NorthwesternNorthwestern pulled away from Wilson in a Colonial League match-up for the 60-26 win.Sabrina Mertz hit for a team-high 15 points for the Lady Tigers, while Leighanna Lister followed right behind with 13.For the Warriors, Alley Quinn was the sole player to reach doubles with 11.WILSONCalantoni 0-1-2-1, Vega 2-0-0-4, Casciole 0-0-0-0, Dreyer 0-0-0-0, Stra 0-0-0-0, Henaman 0-0-0-0, A. Quinn 4-1-2-11, M. Quinn 3-0-1-7, Salvi 0-0-0-0, Shriver 1-0-0-2, Loebsack 0-1-2-1, Camilo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-3-7-26.NORTHWESTERNMertz 5-2-5-15, Landrigan 0-4-4-4, Chisdak 1-0-1-2, Segan 2-1-5-5, Pasquale 0-0-0-0, Koenig 2-2-2-6, Williamson 1-0-0-2, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-0-0-7, Kromer 0-0-0-0, Lister 5-3-4-13, Anderson 2-0-0-4, Sevrain 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 21-14-23-60.Wilson 3 3 15 5 - 26Northwestern 8 13 15 24 - 60Three pointers: W - A. Quinn 2, M. Quinn 1; NW - Mertz 3, Thomas 1.Pleasant Vy.-ES SouthPleasant Valley managed a 31-25 win over East Stroudsburg South in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.Joyce Sullivan led the Lady Bears with 11 points, including three treys, while Kiki Russell followed with nine.For the Lady Cavaliers, Deana McKeller and Jazlyn Rodriguez both scored six.PLEASANT VY.Borger 0-0-0-0, Sullivan 3-2-8-11, Covart 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0-0, Francis 0-0-2-0, Keefer 0-0-0-0, Borden 0-0-0-0, Russell 2-5-7-9, Fields 2-1-2-5, Salmon 0-0-0-0, Milos 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 9-10-21-31.ES SOUTHMcKeller 0-6-6-6, Wilson 1-0-1-2, Schratt 2-0-0-4, Williams 0-0-0-0, Rodriguez 3-0-1-6, Jackson 1-0-2-2, Asher 0-0-0-0, Adams 2-1-2-5, Rivera 0-0-0-0, Britton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-7-12-25.Three pointers: PV - Sullivan 3; ESS - none.Pottsville-TamaquaAfter trailing 11-10 at the intermission, Tamaqua was outscored 29-14 in the second half by Pottsville, who prevailed 40-24.The Crimson Tide's Sadie Cresswell led the way in scoring, as she tallied nine, with teammates Kyra Schenk and Madison Sherakas both scoring eight.The Lady Raiders received a team-high seven from Vanessa Solt.POTTSVILLESherakas 3-2-5-8, Burnhauser 1-0-0-2, Drasdis 0-0-0-0, Eckley 1-1-2-3, Tarconish 1-0-0-2, Cresswell 2-5-6-9, Kondrack 2-0-0-4, Connors 1-2-2-4, Schenk 3-2-4-8, Hook 0-0-0-0, Coyle 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 14-12-19-40.TAMAQUAHartung 1-0-0-2, Demetriades 2-0-0-6, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Jones 2-0-0-5, Wittig 0-0-0-0, Baddick 0-0-0-0, Solt 2-2-2-7, Ligenza 0-0-0-0, Pratka 0-0-0-0, McVicker 1-0-0-2, Hromyak 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-2-2-24.Pottsville 6 5 13 16 - 40Tamaqua 2 8 7 7 - 24Three pointers: P - none; T - Demetriades 2, Solt 1, Jones 1.WRESTLINGLehighton-Pine GroveAustin Ney picked up a fall for Pine Grove at 195 pounds in the final bout of the evening to tie the score and defeated the Indians on Criterion B, most six-point victories (6-5) for a 40-39 win..Wyatt Clements, Nate Kemmerer, Antonio Lorenzo, Grant Wetzel, Zach Kemmerer, Tegan Durishin and Connor Frey got wins for the Indians.Pine Grove 40, Lehighton 39220 - Wyatt Clements (L) pinned J. Ney in :31285 - Werner (PG) pinned Kunek in 3:16106 - N. Kemmerer (L) maj. dec. Howerton, 14-4113 - Lorenzo (L) pinned Rossi in 5:26120 - Wetzel (L) pinned Gately in 1:20126 - Z. Kemmerer (L) tech. fall Zimmerman, 16-0, 3:14132 - Diaz-Walton (PG) dec. Scherer, 3-1138 - Durishin (L) pinned LeVan in 5:33145 - Kassab (PG) pinned Schock in 1:59152 - Carlin (PG) pinned Koons in 4:54160 - Aungst (PG) pinned Clay in 3:48170 - Phillippy (PG) won by forfeit182 - Frey (L) pinned Soltys in :07195 - A. Ney (PG) pinned Strohl in 3:43Tamaqua-Panther ValleyThe Panhers got pins from Tanner Kennedy, Hunter Kennedy and Hunter Kerestes en route to a 54-16 win over Tamaqua.Brandon Mader got Tamaqua's lone fall.Panther Valley 54, Tamaqua 16113 - Mike Lazar (PV) won by forfeit120 - Tanner Kennedy (PV) pinned Jasper Stocker in 1:16126 - Tanner McHugh (T) dec. Darren Goida, 5-3132 - Hunter Kennedy (PV) pinned Jordan Smith in 4:59138 - Dylan Rynkiewicz (T) maj. dec. Ali Capobianco, 11-2145 - Hunter Davidyock (PV) won by forfeit152 - Ty Hinkle (T) dec. Xander Kern, 5-1160 - Grant Lorkowski (PV) won by forfeit170 - Noah Berk (PV) won by forfeit182 - Hunter Kerestes (PV) pinned Tyler Calkins in 5:44195 - Dylan Moyer (PV) won by forfeit220 - Rian Shubeck (PV) won by forfeit285 - Double Forfeit106 - Brandon Mader (T) pinned Justin Ogozalek in 1:24BOYS BASKETBALL7TH GRADETamaqua-Panther Vy.Tamaqua improved to 8-1 on the season with a 42-21 win over Panther Valley. Cody Hamm and Lucas Gregoire had nine apiece for the Blue Raiders. Stellitino led the Panthers with five.8TH GRADETamaqua-Panther Vy.Tamaqua moved to 7-3-2 on the season with a 35-31 win over Panther Valley. Nate Boyle led Tamaqua with 11 points while Greg Davis had eight. Figures led Panther Valley with 20 points.9TH GRADETamaqua-PottsvilleTamaqua's lost to Pottsville 45-29. Gabe Gregoire scored seven points for Tamaqua .Tamaqua-Panther Vy.Tamaqua went to 7-3-1 on the season with a 59-24 win over Panther Valley. Nate Davison scored a game high 22 points for the Blue Raiders. Mitchel Kurek scored 13 and Gabe Gregoire added 12.